Rubi Garcia ’16 May 4, 2016 – From her South LA high school through her USC Dornsife graduation, we followed Rubi Garcia, a first-generation college student through the years. We watched her grow as a person and a scholar as she talks about the experiences and opportunities she had. Produced and Directed by: Mira Zimet USC Dornsife Office…
USC Daily Trojan: “USG president inaugurated at Senate meeting”
Edwin Saucedo ’17 March 29, 2016 – The 2016-2017 USG student body president and vice president were sworn in Tuesday night in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center, following a ceremony where the 12 2016-2017 senators took the oath of office. President Edwin Saucedo and Vice President Austin Dunn both took the oath of office after which…
USC Dornsife News: “The First-Gen Experience at USC”
Tiaira Muhammad ’18, Demontae Thompson ’17 & Adrian Trinidad ’15 February 2, 2016 – A newly recognized organization on campus, the Central American Network, is seeking to provide unity, academic help, personal support and, most importantly, a space for students to unapologetically…
USC News: “Safe Halloween 2015”
November 3, 2015 – Former Associate Director, Brianne Wade, and Former Governing Board Chair, Ricardo Galvez ’16
USC Daily Trojan: “USG senator creates guide for undocumented students”
Sabrina Enriquez ’17 October 25, 2015 – Undergraduate Student Government Residential Senator Sabrina Enriquez is working on a resource guide for prospective and continuing students who are undocumented immigrants, which she hopes to release on USG’s website before Thanksgiving break. In June, Enriquez attended the National Conference…
Daily Trojan: “Organization focuses on Central American Identity”
A newly recognized organization on campus, the Central American Network, is seeking to provide unity, academic help, personal support and, most importantly, a space for students to unapologetically be themselves. “Essentially, the mission statement of CAN is to empower the Central American community on- and off-campus by bringing…
USC News: “First-generation students are ready for the challenge ahead”
Maria Jose “MJ” Plascencia ’16 August 21, 2015 – Starting college can be a whirlwind of new experiences for most freshmen and their families. For those who are the first in their families to attend college, it holds tremendous significance…
USA Today College News: “Formerly homeless college student says ‘Education really saved my life'”
Oralia “Lulu” Catalan ’18 June 16, 2015 – Oralia Catalan used to live in a makeshift home under a bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area. Catalan, her five siblings and her parents washed their clothes and bathed in a nearby river. During the winters, the family lived in a car purchased with the little income they had made before …
USC News: “Helping teachers understand pupils with brain disorders”
Joshua Ramirez ’15 May 7, 2015 – hen Joshua Ramirez was in middle school, teachers didn’t understand his learning disabilities. An avid reader, he had trouble with other skills, such as counting money. Teachers made him sit by himself in the classroom and considered him a lost cause. So how did this stigmatized boy turn into the accomplished artist …
USC Social Work News: “Once-Homeless student finds refuge in social work”
Oralia “Lulu” Catalan ’15 April 22, 2015 – Home for Oralia Catalan used to be a makeshift house under a bridge in the North Bay. She bathed in the nearby river and did homework by candlelight. Often, she and her siblings would take home extra milk and fruits from their school lunches to eat for dinner. This was her …